If Dixie was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Parowan on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Flyers fell just short of the Morgan Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Flyers in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost six in a row.
Dixie started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-10.
MJ Mauinatu
| 10/01/25 @ Morgan | 31 |
| 09/30/25 vs Parowan | 31 |
| 09/25/25 @ Snow Canyon | 27 |
| 09/23/25 vs Hurricane | 34 |
| 09/20/25 vs Cottonwood | 30 |
| + 11 more games |
Despite the defeat, Dixie saw an underclassman step up: sophomore MJ Mauinatu had ten digs, two aces, and one block. Mauinatu is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in each of the last 16 games she's played.
Jerstyn Payne had an outrageously good game for Morgan as she had 17 digs and three aces. What's more, Payne racked up six assists, the most she's had since back in August.
Dixie's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Morgan, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-4.
Coming up, Dixie will face off against Crimson Cliffs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Morgan, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Ogden on the 2nd.
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